Full-length I’m Okay out June 3
(Community Music)
(click here for video link)
Google Hangout & Other Intimate Sessions with The Shoe Happening in June
“Ethereal” – Elle Magazine
“Together the duo create heart-quiveringly intimate torch tunes.” –Noisey
“Malone and her bandmate Lem Jay Ignacio have worked on crafting pitch-perfect indie pop tracks, ones filled with intimacy, stripped-down melodies, and floaty vocals. The result is a sound that epitomizes springtime.” – NYLON Magazine
The Shoe’s Jena Malone initially wanted to do a cover of Townes Van Zandt, whom she adores. But she had difficulty connecting to the masculinity of his tracks. So “I just said, ‘Fuck, I wanna write my own country tune,” she tells Elle Magazine.
Just as Jena was inspired to write “Broken Hearted Love Song” by Van Zandt, directorBenjamin Kutsko was inspired by Jena’s love of photography and use of double exposure to create the peaceful video that premiered this week on Elle.
Look forward to more creative pursuits from The Shoe after their debut LP I’m Okaycomes out on Community Music, June 3rd. As Lem Jay explains, “We're going to keep on making music. We joke about recording a dance album, to counter this soft, intimate, poetic album. But I'm sure we'll just keep doing the same thing: staying up all night freestyling, doing shows in unexpected places, trying to find the balance between raw and crafted, and teasing each other and crying about each other's relationships, then turning those laughs and tears into songs.”
Live Dates
JUNE 3 – LIVE GOOGLE HANGOUT @ 10AM PST
JUNE 3 – HOLLYWOOD ROOSEVELT HOTEL TAKEOVER
JUNE 14 – LIVE @ GRAMMY MUSEUM/LA FILM FESTIVAL - LA, CA
JUNE 16 – LIVE @ NXNE; TRINITY SQUARE PARK & DON MILLS COLLEGIATE SCHOOL NXNE – TORONTO, ON
JULY 17 – LIVE @ HAMMER MUSEUM / KCRW & COMMUNITY MUSIC NIGHT - LA, CA
Fans can pre-order the CD/LP here or pre-order a download of the album on iTunes.
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